THE PLUTO EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Registered charity 1136616 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
To advance education in the social sciences in particular but not exclusively through research (the useful results of which will be disseminated for the public benefit). The Trust therefore aims to provide a new avenue for scholars from around the world to focus their efforts in the social sciences within a sympathetic framework.The Trust operates the Institute for the Study of Indentureship.
Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £471,574 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total funds increasing to £2,258,929. The trustees maintain a prudent reserves policy, holding a contingency reserve of £160,791 which represents four months of operating expenses to ensure financial stability. The filing confirms that resources are adequate to continue operations without material uncertainty.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: 4 months of operating expenses (held: £435k)
“The contingency reserve of £160,791 represents 4 months of operating expenses” — page 20
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Gift of a building valued at £395,000 from Dr R M Van Zwanenberg, a trustee.
“The related party transaction consisted of the gift of a building with the fair market value of £395,000. This contribution was made to support the charitable objectives of the charity and is considered a significant non-cash transaction.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- HAILE, Desta Mary — director, appointed 16/04/2025on trustee list
- MISHRA-NEWBERY, Uma — director, appointed 16/04/2025on trustee list
- CLARKE, Charlie — director, appointed 01/04/2023not on trustee list
- DOVE, Fiona — director, appointed 26/11/2018on trustee list
- MARSHALL, Ian — director, appointed 26/11/2018on trustee list
- TIFFEN, Pauline Mary — director, appointed 15/02/2010on trustee list
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£39k
Reported reserves equal ~79.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (89% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 5.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- PAULINE MARY TIFFENchair
- Denis Burke
- Desta Mary Haile
- Fiona Dove
- Ian Marshall · trustee of 1 other charity
- Leila Margaret Moore
- Uma Mishra-Newbery
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE PLUTO EDUCATIONAL TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £471,574 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total funds increasing to £2,258,929. The trustees maintain a prudent reserves policy, holding a contingency reserve of £160,791 which represents four months of operating expenses to ensure financial stability. The filing confirms that resources are adequate to continue operations without material uncertainty. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
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